I Saw This
February 2, 2012I’ll be honest - the dialogue is mine, but I really saw this on the streets of Wrexham yesterday. A
Comics
Cat Island
January 30, 2012So here’s the 24h Comic I made at the Maison des Auteurs in Angouleme this year. I finished in just
24hBD
January 26, 2012So again this year I took part in the 24 comics marathon at the Maison Des Auteurs in angouleme. I
Getting somewhere with this.
January 18, 2012Well, I’m not entirely happy with it, but I think I’m getting somewhere with this. It’s a mix of ink
Announcements
January 3, 2012Two bits of news. The first rather exciting bit of news is that Blank Slate are publishing my next book.
Working out characters
December 29, 2011I spent some time yesterday figuring out some characters from my next project. I find this process a lot of
Early Mornin’ Drawin’
December 5, 2011I was woken up by my son at 5 this morning, so rather than try and get back to sleep,
Skyline
December 4, 2011Here’s a portion from a page I’ve been working on today. I’m very pleased with how these are coming together.
Back to work
November 30, 2011I know I said I’d give it a break until January to start work on this again, but I got
Now shipping!
November 15, 2011After We Shot The Grizzly is now available to buy online!
A book
November 10, 2011I spent some time today binding a couple of prototype copies of After We Shot The Grizzly. It’s very nice
Appetites
November 8, 2011In a shameless attempt to drum up some enthusiasm for my new book, here’s a sneak look at a bit
Coming Soon!
November 7, 2011Coming soon - After We Shot The Grizzly. Words by The Handsome Family, pictures by me, this book will be
Wind
November 1, 2011I love drawing wind like this. LOVE IT.
Cover draft
November 1, 2011Here’s a work in progress shot for the cover.
Enough for today
October 29, 2011Managed to draw four pages today. That’ll do for now I think.
Getting worse
October 29, 2011Things in this story are taking a turn for the worse.
Early Mornin’ Drawin
October 27, 2011I wanted to get more done this morning, but the bins need to go out and I need to
A glimpse through the trees
October 26, 2011Here are another couple of glimpses at what I’m currently working on.
This weekend
October 17, 2011This weekend I managed to get three pages of this project done. I really wanted to get more finished by
Cave
October 12, 2011
Sneakpeeps
October 11, 2011Here’s a couple of crops of the pages I’ve been working on most recently. Really enjoying this. Should be finished
Deadly Swamps
October 10, 2011Here’s a higher quality page to stimulate your appetites for misery.
Poor Ole Horses
October 8, 2011Again, not a great quality photo but here’s some more progress. Poor ole horses. Really getting into drawing trees now
Airship
October 6, 2011I did this late last night. I’m aiming to do a page a day for this. Not certain I’m likely
After we shot the grizzly
October 5, 2011I began an impulse project yesterday that I hope to have finished in time for thought bubble next month. Here’s
More Waves
September 7, 2011
Waves
September 7, 2011I’ve always struggled to draw water, so I’m especially pleased with this. You might need to scroll down a bit though.
The Docks
September 5, 2011Here is a page I drew today. It was a pain to scan in.
Floating
August 31, 2011I’m still trying not to give too much of this away, but here’s an early draft of a drawing for
Process
August 15, 2011I decided to do a process post after thoroughly enjoying Dustin Harbin’s How *I* do it posts. This is an
pages 6 & 7
August 12, 2011Not sure I’ll post up many more of these - I’ve got a long way to go and I want
Update
August 10, 2011I’ve drawn five pages over the last couple of days for this new project I’m working on. I don’t want
Dublin update
August 7, 2011Been trying a few things. I think I’m happy with the way this is working now.
Dublin 1869
August 5, 2011A sneak look at the first page of the next thing I’m working on. This is Dublin in 1869. I’m
Amusements Arcade
July 28, 2011A sneaky peep of a four page strip I’m working on for Ink + Paper magazine.
Peter Leamington
July 7, 2011Peter Leamington is my fictional Australian Sous Chef. He has a peculiar linguistic oddity that makes working with him very difficult;
The Tommy Skiffles Band
May 6, 2011I have no clear idea of what skiffle music is all about, but I’m sure it would be something along
Patriotism (of sorts)
April 29, 2011We had a wedding today. I was appointed by Buckingham Palace to provide an accurate version of events. Here it is;
Paper Science
April 29, 2011I was asked to contribute to Paper Science 4, and did this so long ago I’d forgotten about it. I
Chinapple Punks
April 10, 2011A couple more punks. I get stuck drawing the same thing over and over sometimes (see cowboys, houses etc.) and
Punks
April 8, 2011Have you ever arrived at lunchtime and been faced with the choice between going out, buying, eating and digesting a
Faces of Finland
March 29, 2011I was invited last week to speak at a conference in Helsinki, sharing a bill with Scott McCloud, Jessica Abel,
Lasagne is finished!
March 5, 2011Last night I finished Lasagne. It runs at 24 pages not including covers. It is slightly shorter than anticipated. Anyone
More Lasagne
March 2, 2011Here are some more work in progress shots of Lasagne. I’m up to 16 pages now, getting into the swing
Lasagne update
February 28, 2011Well, over the weekend, I changed my mind about the way I’d started drawing Lasagne. Happily, I was only a
Coming soon
February 25, 2011That’s right - more cooking comics. This time, Lasagne!
24h de la Bande Dessinee
February 7, 2011Here is the strip I did recently in Angouleme for the 24h de la bande dessinee. (24 hour comic if
New Silky Wilson
February 5, 2011Well, I’ve been working on a new Silky Wilson story. You can download a nine page pdf sample here. Enjoy!
Angouleme Strips
February 2, 2011I spent the last week in Angouleme for teaching, the festival, the 24h de la bande dessinee and a lot